There has been no immediate attempt to ford the river into western
Mosul, however, which would be a hassle after US airstrikes destroyed
all the bridges in the city in recent months. Instead, the focus seems
to be well south of the city, with Iraqi forces overrunning a number of villages on the western shore of Mosul.

Despite having declared victory in eastern Mosul weeks ago, the
reports out of that half of the city suggest that things are far from
calm, with repeated ISIS drone attacks across the river, and ISIS
remnant forces carrying out ambushes that mean fighting is a daily
reality.
Iraqi spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool offered an estimate on the
size of the ISIS force remaining in western Mosul, saying the government believes around 1,800 ISIS fighters
remain there, with some 200 suicide bombers. He offered no timetable on
actually taking the city, saying it would just depend on the way the
battle unfolds.